[tohellwithu]

Here in Dallas, both airports use a first in/first out queue system for Uber. So regardless of your location within the airport, drivers are dispatched in the order they became available within the airport zone. Not sure if that's what is going on for you.

That's right its FIFO but when I was working most of the time use to get the call while ending the ride or just in 5 minutes. Never had to wait more then 10-15 minutes. Use to see lots of drivers out there, but still get the ping. I guess FIFO is just to make the driver happy that they are in que. Before getting inside the airport I use to check the rider app and see cluster of drivers thinking have to wait for ping but, May be coz of my rating was a key player... May be, just a guess..

 

[Richf28]

Got a ping this morning and the rider was 47 minutes away. I know other drivers were closer than I was. I also figured by the time I got to the pax they would cancel and try for a closer driver. I ignored the call. Hope i dont get dinged for it but i think common sense comes into play sometimes.

 

[Tony from New Jersey]

I think you did the right thing. I would have done the same. Pax can not ding you in this case but your acceptance rate will go down a little depanding how many rides you do in a week period.

 

[Uberwagoner]

What confuses me is that sometimes I am the closest driver yet the dri e is 30 miles or 35 minutes away in the DFW area. Most of the time the request is to the edge of the DFW service perimeter, but some are in the central core of Fort Worth where I am the closest driver after a driver that was half the distance or time drop the pax rejected the request.

Most of the time the pax cancels once they see the long wait time or the distance for the pickup. However, as of late, more pax are willing to wait that amount of time.

 

[nickd8775]

At EWR I find that if someone wants to ride with me, I have them get in my car, drive to the 7-11, and have them make the request at the 7-11 parking lot. It always works for me and I get the airport rates.
I have a few customers who want to ride with me to and from the airport

 

[Avi-ator]

Got a ping this morning and the rider was 47 minutes away. I know other drivers were closer than I was. I also figured by the time I got to the pax they would cancel and try for a closer driver. I ignored the call. Hope i dont get dinged for it but i think common sense comes into play sometimes.

You're right and it won't be the last time you get a ping like that so if you're in a position to be concerned about your acceptance rate, accept those pings then call the pax immediately and explain the error. They are always happy to cancel and ping again. This will not affect your acceptance or rating.

 

[howo3579]

My theory is newer drivers get the ping first. My first weekend driving I got bunch of surge trips and minimal idle time. The weekend didn't have anything going on either. Next few weeks I haven't gotten any surge even though I've been sitting in the dead center of the surge area. That's how Uber got all us suckers get addictive driving as slaves.